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I confess my 10 speed experience is limited and I don't recall ever owning anything made by Campy. But I do understand the plate dimensions are different but not the rollers. YMMV.My one issue that I have had is with how they can cause jumping on the 11 tooth if put together "upside down."

Correct, the "inner" plate width is what controls how a master link fits and not all chains are identical.

Also correct that the Wippermann Connex link has to be installed in the correct orientation to run quietly. The instruction sheet that comes with their chains is very explicit on how to do it properly and it's not at all difficult.

Geesh thanks for the confirmation. BTW are you are you a teacher or is this just the way you are?

Using the 10-speed Connex link on Campy or SRAM chains won't cause its failure but it's not a good fit.

I confess my 10 speed experience is limited and I don't recall ever owning anything made by Campy. But I do understand the plate dimensions are different but not the rollers. YMMV.My one issue that I have had is with how they can cause jumping on the 11 tooth if put together "upside down."

Wippermann chains, including their 10-speed versions, come with the "Conex" link that installs and removes without tools and is reusable. I've had excellent service from their 10-speed chains on several bikes.

+1 and I use the connex master link on all of my chains, 9 & 10 spd, regardless of the manufacturer.

From Baltimore to St. Louis along the National Road(US 40) I have laid out a credit card tour with maybe a max of 70 miles between lodgings. I'm pretty sure any of the national routes like US 30 would work well too.

These contains the same "very toxic and harmful" active ingredients all effective sun screens do.

Well skin cancer isn't exactly the best thing that ever happened to me either. If I were younger I would take the risk of the "very toxic and harmful" over the more probable skin cancer. Every year I have the pleasure of donating some skin because I did not use sun screen.

In AZ we have a 3' law. But regardless of what the width is it doesn't mean anything if it is not enforced. The only practical thing I've seen is it gives the police a clear law to charge a driver with when they hit a bicyclist. And in many ways it is an easy out when it should have been a manslaughter charge.

I can relate to your situation as I went with a "Bike and Barge" tour in the Netherlands to achieve the same thing. Didn't work out though, she still doesn't want to bicycle tour regardless of the accommodations.Since you are inclined towards Europe there are a number river routes in Germany and France that may be what you are looking for. I found the Moselle (Mosel) and upper Rhine (Rein) to be nice. Also around Bordeaux is quite flat and interesting.

I use both types of Continental GatorSkins and don't see any difference. I believe the folders have "Handmade in Germany" stamped in English on the sidewall though, if that means anything.I once bought some wire bead tires and they were shipped in the figure eight fold. Proceeded to mount them out of the box and blew three or four tubes before I figured they need to rest unfolded a while before mounting. I am a slow learner.